Sonam Nagrani , HCPC

Sonam Nagrani is a clinical psychologist registered with the HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council) who brings around 10 years of experience working across NHS, private, and voluntary settings in the United Kingdom. She adopts an integrative approach, blending methods from different therapies to fit each person’s needs and personality rather than applying a single model to everyone. Sonam is known for a compassionate, non-judgmental stance and an emphasis on understanding the whole person as part of therapeutic work.

Her clinical focus includes anxiety, depression, self-esteem and confidence issues, relationship difficulties, obsessive-compulsive patterns, and trauma including complex post-traumatic stress. Trauma is a particular area of interest, and she uses targeted strategies alongside longer-term work to address symptoms such as dissociation and difficulties with emotional regulation. Her practice also covers family and workplace concerns, life transitions, and issues affecting LGBT and veteran communities.

She recognises how daunting it can feel to seek help and values the decision to prioritise wellbeing. Sonam meets each individual collaboratively, tailoring goals and interventions to align with personal circumstances and preferences, and provides therapy in English and Hindi.

Therapeutic approaches used in online sessions

Sonam draws on client-centered therapy, which places the person’s experience at the centre of the work and focuses on empathy, respect, and collaboration to help people clarify their goals and build self-directed change. This approach can be particularly helpful for improving self-esteem, exploring values, and navigating relationship or life-stage difficulties.

She also integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a structured method that helps identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. CBT is often used for anxiety, panic, depression, and social phobia and provides practical tools to manage symptoms and rebuild confidence.

For trauma-related work, Sonam incorporates EMDR techniques when appropriate. EMDR supports the processing of distressing memories and can reduce the emotional intensity of past events, which may benefit people experiencing post-traumatic stress or complex trauma reactions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process; Sonam works collaboratively with each person to decide which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Online sessions via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging offer flexibility in scheduling and access, enabling people to engage in therapy from different locations and at times that suit their lives while maintaining consistent therapeutic progress with licensed professionals.